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On August 25, 1991, Linux 0.01 was announced. All of us have a story to tell about Linux. I told my story a couple of months ago, but for those who weren't here: My first exposure to Linux was when my grassroots hospice organization moved from paper to digital charting. We didn't have the funding to get something proprietary, but the IT department had Linux set up on our old machine, and we used the GNOME desktop and OpenOffice to start our journey in creating digital assets.

The KDE developers now enabled the popular backports PPA with necessary updates with KDE Plasma 5.25, which you can install now in Kubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. Here's how.

The wait is finally over! Kubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) users are now able to the latest and greatest KDE Plasma 5.25 desktop environment on their personal computers.

Tails, a Linux distribution focused on security and anonymity, has reached version 5.4, hardening several aspects of the Linux kernel. This is what's new.

As each generation comes of age, they challenge the norms that came before them. If you were to ask most people their go-to way to search, they would mention a search engine. But for Gen Z, TikTok has become one of the most popular ways to find information. Adrienne Sheares, a social media strategist and […]

Big changes are afoot in a forthcoming version, but they're not fully visible yet. A leading Chinese Linux vendor is polishing what may be its last Debian-based release, and preparing for the move to becoming a fully independent distro with its own new package format, Linglong.…

The Kubuntu Focus team announced today the general availability of the Kubuntu Focus NX Mini Linux PC in a first attempt to expand their Linux hardware offering to more users.

In this article, the community co-authors will share the latest functions of DistSQL from the perspective of cluster governance. ShardingSphere clusters

With Firefox 104 out the door, it’s time for Mozilla to promote the upcoming Firefox 105 release to the beta channel for public testing, early adopters, and bleeding edgers.

Chromium is an open-source browser project that was first launched in 2008. The project aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.

Don't ask us how this is decided, it probably involved a lot of Perl Once again, Python is at the top of the IEEE's annual survey of popular programming languages – seemingly decided by a grab bag of metrics – while SQL appears to be a crucial skill.…

TYPO3 is a free, open-source enterprise Content Management System (CMS) based on PHP.

SELinux and AppArmor are both security modules to secure your Linux system. Learn the differences between them, and which one you should use.

What you probably didn't know about sudo 5 new sudo features sysadmins need to know in 2022...

Telegram is a free, cross-platform messaging app with end-to-end encryption. The tutorial will teach you how to install Telegram on Linux Mint 21.

There is a wide range of podcast tools available for Linux, but we are always looking for new tools. We’ve received comments from readers recommending we take a look at Kasts, an app we had neglected. With a plethora of interesting open source software available, sometimes we can’t see the wood for the trees.

StarFive has just unveiled the VisionFive 2 Single Board Computer (SBC) which packs a quad-core JH7110 RISC-V processor. Some notable features include dual GbE ports, one M.2 M key, one HDMI port and many other peripherals. The base model comes with 2GB of RAM and it’s available for $47 on Kickstarter. As previously mentioned, the […]

This guide lists some good alternatives to man pages to learn concise Linux command examples.

Flatpak, the popular Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework, has been updated today to version 1.14, a major release that comes with new features and improvements.

Kdenlive, a non-linear and cross-platform app that allows you to create compelling video content for free, is one of the most robust free video editors on Linux. Recently, Kdenlive 22.08 was just released, so let’s look at what’s changed.